Category: Hbcu basketball

Second half comeback pushes Kentucky State past Edward Waters

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Image via Kentucky State Athletics Courtesy of KSU Athletics 58 Winner F-332 54 F-30244 Team 1 2 3 4 F KSU 11  13  13  21  58 EWU 10  20  8  16  54 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Kentucky State women’s basketball held Edward Waters to single digits in the third quarter to spark a second-half rally and earn a 58–54 win Monday. Brittany Campbell led Kentucky State with 12 points, while Alycia Triplett added 10 as the only two Thorobreds to reach double figures. The Thorobreds controlled the boards with a 41–34 rebounding advantage, paced by Shiyah Forte’s nine rebounds. The…

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Albany State drops a pair in SIAC/GSC Challenge

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Image via Albany State Basketball Courtesy of ASU Athletics 89 Winner WA 59 ASU Team 1 2 F WA 45  44  89 ASU 31  28  59 WILBERFORCE, Ohio — The Albany State University men’s basketball team opened the 2025–26 campaign with a gritty showing at the 4th Annual SIAC/GSC Challenge but ultimately came up short in both outings, falling to West Alabama on Friday and Mississippi College on Saturday. Despite the 0–2 start, the Golden Rams displayed flashes of promise. Game 1: West Alabama 89, Albany State 59In Friday’s opener, the Golden…

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MEAC Announces basketballers of the week

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Title image via the MEAC Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference NORFOLK, Va. – North Carolina Central guard Gage Lattimore has been named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week presented by Wells Fargo. Howard forward Bryce Harris earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, while Norfolk State guard My’kel Jenkins was selected as Rookie of the Week. Gage Lattimore (G, 6-2, 190, Greensboro, N.C.)recorded 38 points, knocking down nine 3-pointers to go along with four rebounds, one assist, and one steal in a win over Bluefield State. He shot an impressive 12-of-17 (71%) from…

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Tennessee State falls at Western Kentucky 95-82

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Title image via Tennessee State Athletics Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 82 TSU 95 Winner WestKy Team 1 2 F TSU 43  39  82 WestKy 51  44  95 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. —The Tennessee State men’s basketball team kept Western Kentucky to just 13.3 percent from beyond the arc in a 2-for-15 shooting performance, but fell 95-82 to the Hilltoppers on the road Sunday. The Tigers (2-2) had three players score in double figures, led by Aaron Nkrumah, who had 22 points and nine rebounds. Travis Harper II tacked on 18 points and Dante Harris helped out…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers go down to UT-Arlington 78-58

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Image via Tennessee State Women’s Basketball /IG Poor shooting and turnovers proved to be the Tennessee State Lady Tigers’ undoing, they once again tasted defeat, this time at the hands of UT-Arlington, 78-58.  Tennessee State shot just 35.2%(19-54) from the field and just 23.1% (3-13) from downtown. The Lady Tigers also did themselves no favors at the free-throw line, shooting just 17-30 from the charity stripe and committing 23 turnovers, which turned into 18 UT-Arlington points.  Early on, TSU enjoyed brief leads of 2-0, 5-4, and 7-6. Nya Threatt’s layup…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers continue Texas tour with UT Arlington

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Image via Tennessee State Women’s Basketball IG Despite getting evicerated by TCU, 122-39, in their last game, Coach Candice Dupree’s Tennessee State Lady Tigers ball club will look to pick themselves off the mat this evening against UT Arlington.  The Lady Tigers are still searching for their first win of the season, having also had close losses to Middle Tennessee, 69-64, and Wright State, 85-80. Aaniya Webb and Xai Whitfield are the team’s leading scorers, averaging 10.7 and 10.3 points per game, respectively. In addition to her scoring, Whitfield also…

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Grambling defeats Southern Miss 75-70

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Title of Grambling Basketball Courtesy of Grambling Athletics 70 USM 75 Winner GSU Team 1 2 F USM 30  40  70 GSU 42  33  75 GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State’s Roderick Coffee III scored a game-high 20 points to help lead the Tigers to a 75-70 over Southern Miss over Thursday night on Willis Reed Court at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.  The victory improved GSU to 3-1 on the season, it’s best start since 2019. USM fell to 1-3. Coffee was efficient shooting the ball, going 7-of-10 from the field, including 4-of-6 from behind…

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Late game shot lifts Alabama A&M to victory

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications POSTGAME NOTES FINAL STATS PHOTO GALLERY THE HILL |Sami Pissis’ floating jumper with 24.8 seconds remaining proved to be the game-winning bucket as the Alabama A&M University men’s basketball team rallied from a five-point second-half deficit to pick up a 68-64 victory to open the Bulldog Bash against Charleston Southern at the AAMU Event Center. Alabama A&M (2-1) trailed by as many as five points (62-57) in the second half, but the Bulldogs battled back, outscoring the Buccaneers, 9-2, down the stretch to…

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers obliterated by TCU 122-39

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Title image via Tennessee State Athletics The Tennessee State Lady Tigers faced No. 17 TCU Wednesday night and saying it was a rough night at the office would be a gross understatement. The Horned Frogs laid waste to the Lady Tigers, defeating them 122-39.  TCU forced the Lady Tigers into 34 turnovers, which they converted into 46 points. The Horned Frogs also dominated in the paint, outscoring TSU 42-16 and on the break, 52-9.  By the time Tennessee State scored its first points of the evening, an Aaniya Webb three-pointer,…

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Bethune-Cookman lays beatdown on Coastal Georgia, 101-60

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title image via Bethune-Cookman Basketball Courtesy of Bethune-Cookman Athletics DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Arterio Morris finished with 21 points as Bethune-Cookman dominated Coastal Georgia 101-64 in front of their home crowd. The win was B-CU’s first of the new season as they look to build momentum before heading back on the road 1st Half Daniel Rouzan began the night with the first six points for the home team as the Wildcats set the tone early. Coastal Georgia was able to tie the game at four after falling behind, but was quickly overwhelmed by…

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